I am in the urination, puking, drunk, yelling zone.

I once jerked in a chicken truck, so I have that going for me.

love the pink volcano taco.

B.S.

We went five years ago for their "Final", "Closing forever" weekend.

I miss Polk Brothers that was "kiddie corner" from Kiddieland on North & 1st Ave.

... except the night I dropped my pants and then loudly proclaimed I was the Whore of Babylon and demanded more wine, but that's another story.

[and vichyssoise is cold potato soup and a sausage is an animal's muscles stuffed into its rectum...what's your point

... except the night I dropped my pants and then loudly proclaimed I was the Whore of Babylon and demanded more wine, but that's another story.

... except the night I dropped my pants and then loudly proclaimed I was the Whore of Babylon and demanded more wine, but that's another story.

The folks might take The Tora there sunday if the weather holds up to see George.
We went a few weeks back for my dad's birthday and when The Tora learned that it was closing she looks at me and asked why? Well I can't BS her and I told her like it is..."princess some people are just dbags and don't like kids, not to mention are greedy and want to build a parking lot and take away the fun from the kids". She had fun riding the train (I think she went 3 or 4 times) and even made the rollar coaster.
I had sooooo much fun there as a kid and santa's village as well and when I found out I was going to have a little one I was happy that I could take her to some of the places i loved as a child. Wow was I dissapointed when santa's village closed and that is just like two hollars over, next kiddieland will close, what else will they take away from me?

Hey SHARK, they had the old train out when I was there...

[and vichyssoise is cold potato soup and a sausage is an animal's muscles stuffed into its rectum...what's your point

They had some other stores, but I dont remember where. My mom used to work at the one on North and First for quite some time.

Redneckmommy, it's the economy, my friend. Something tells me we won't be seeing that guy that says "Six Flags. More flags. More fun." with news this summer that they recently filed for bankruptcy...

[and vichyssoise is cold potato soup and a sausage is an animal's muscles stuffed into its rectum...what's your point

Something tells me we won't be seeing that guy that says "Six Flags. More flags. More fun." with news this summer that they recently filed for bankruptcy...

Especially after they get the water damage bill for the Six Flags over Georgia

Polk Brothers was a large home appliance and electronics retailer in Chicago, Illinois that had 17 stores in the region at its peak in the 1980s.

One of the original discounters, Polk Bros. Inc. was founded by Sol Polk on the Northwest Side in the Portage Park community area of Chicago in 1935. The first outlet was on Central Avenue under the name Central Appliance and Furniture at 3334 N. Central Avenue. Brothers Sol, Sam, Harry, David and Morris and their sister, Ghisella "Goldie" Bachmann, ran the business, which was renamed Polk Brothers in 1946. By the 1960s, there were two dozen or more family members including uncles, cousins, and in-laws, working in various departments of the company, which became one of the biggest appliance retailers in the United States at a time when the industry was very fragmented.

Polk Bros. was the dominating electronics/appliance retailer in the Chicago market through the 1980s. The chain was known for its aggressive "let's make a deal" salesmen who would pair off with customers as they came in the door. It was an industry leader in innovative merchandising and was chosen to be the first retailer in the nation to sell color televisions and microwave ovens.

In the 1950s and 1960s, when most appliances and stereos were bought at department stores at full price, Polk Bros. pioneered the art of discounting. "The motto was that no customer walks out of the store without buying at least something," recalls Howard Polk. "Whatever it took to make a deal, we gave it to them." The company's influence lives on at Wal-Mart and other chains that advertise, as Polk Bros. did, the lowest prices anywhere.

Owner Sol Polk was considered a master pitchman. He ran in-store promotions that offered everything from TVs to Christmas trees. Polk served as the president of the North American Retail Dealers Association (NARDA), and his innovative and flamboyant promotions of the industry's products gained him nationwide recognition. He also was frequently called on to appear at hearings on proposed industry-related legislative and regulatory hearings held by the United States Congress and federal and state agencies.

A fire during the evening of June 1, 1987 that gutted the company's warehouse and adjacent headquarters at 8311 W. North Avenue in Melrose Park put the company in financial straits, and the death a year later of 71-year-old CEO Sol Polk sent it spiraling downward. The 1990-91 recession and the arrival of new competitors such as Best Buy sealed Polk Bros.' fate.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_Brothers

[and vichyssoise is cold potato soup and a sausage is an animal's muscles stuffed into its rectum...what's your point

I liked santa's village....now talk about depressing drive past that and racing rapids, the buidldings are falling apart and it looks really creepy. I also remember kiddie kingdom, for those of you over the age of 30.


Well I am going to kiddieland one last time today with the princess , we are going to see George which I think will be bitter sweet for her. I just wish it would get a last minute stay of execution, but it looks like the owner that won't renew the land lease is still going ot be a butthead about it.